Pune woman shares how security guard became her 'first friend' at new job

A Pune woman, who usually leaves her office around 8 pm, was heading to her hometown when she decided to leave at 5:30 pm. Her early departure surprised the security guard, prompting her to capture the moment on video.Pune woman shares how security guard became her ‘first friend’ at new job (Photos: Komal Kothawale/Instagram) A woman has shared how an office security guard became her “first friend” at her new workplace in Pune.It all started with a video that Komal Kothawale shared of the security guard’s surprised reaction when she left work early one day, offering a glimpse into the bond they had developed through daily greetings and conversations.Komal, who usually leaves the office around 8 pm, was heading to her hometown when she decided to leave at 5:30 pm. Her early departure surprised the security guard, prompting her to capture the moment on video.Sharing the backstory in the caption of her post, Komal said she had travelled from Goa to Pune with two to three luggage bags on her first day at the new job, around two months ago. Since she could not take the bags into the office, she asked the security guard if she could leave them in his office until the evening. “Without any hesitation, he immediately agreed and kept my bags safely the whole day,” Komal said, adding that they had not missed greeting each other on a single day since then and often spoke about work and city life.“Security bhaiya is probably my first friend at work,” she said. Komal also spoke about the working conditions of security guards, saying: “To be honest, security job isn’t easy. They don’t even get a single day off. They get chutti only when they have to go back to their village, which was a sad reality check for me.”Komal usually left work late, but on the day she had to travel to her hometown, she decided to leave early. Knowing that the security guard would be surprised, she recorded the moment.The clip showed him asking her why she was leaving at 5:30 pm when she usually left around 8 pm. Komal wrote in the caption, “I think he is a bit happy for me.”Take a look:“I believe it’s so important to have conversations with people around - it just makes you realise how privileged we really are,” she said.“Life’s not easy for everyone but these lighter moments just make life what it is,” Komal added.- EndsPublished On: Sep 21, 2026 13:19 IST